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Seneca Insurance Company, Inc. v. Strange Land, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
Vacating the district court order staying an action pending the decision in a parallel state court proceeding because there were no exceptional...

Tustin Field Gas Food Inc. v. Mid Century Insurance Company

Insurance Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability
Affirming the trial court's ruling that the splitting of an improperly installed fiberglass sheath on a gas station's underground gasoline storage...

Duarte v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Co.

Insurance Law
Reversing the trial court's grant of summary judgment to a defendant insurance company in a failure to defend suit where the insurer claimed...

Arnone v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a case involving the denial of long-term disability benefits, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is reversed where on...

Zubillaga v. Allstate Indemnity Co.

Insurance Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In a first party insurance bad faith action arising out of an automobile accident brought against an insurer alleging breach of the implied covenant...

Pacific Bay Recovery v. Cal. Physicians' Services

Insurance Law, Health Law, Contracts
In an action by an out-of-network provider of medical services against Blue Cross-defendant to recover the additional unpaid amount it claimed to be...

CA FAIR Plan Assn. v. Garnes

Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute between the owner of a fire-damaged home and the insurer regarding the amount of coverage to which plaintiff is entitled under...

Southern Ins. Co. v. WCAB

Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation, Contracts
In an action involving a workers' compensation insurance policy that was issued based on the express representation that the covered employer's...

Friedman v. AARP, Inc.

Insurance Law, Health Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation
In an action brought by a plaintiff Medicare beneficiary who purchased private supplemental health insurance through a group Medigap policy, alleging...

People v. International Fidelity Ins. Co.

Insurance Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a bail bond forfeiture case, the trial court's denial of surety-defendant's motion to vacate the forfeiture under Penal Code section 1305 and grant...